Sheltered Content Instruction: Teaching English-Language Learners with Diverse Abilities - Couverture souple

Jana Echevarria, Ph.D., Professor Emerita at California State University, Long Beach, has taught in special education, English as a Second Language and bilingual programs. She has lived in Taiwan and Mexico where she taught ESL and second language acquisition courses at the university level, as well as in Spain where she conducted research on instructional programs for immigrant students. She is an internationally known expert on second language learners and her research and publications focus on effective instruction for English learners, including those with learning disabilities. Selected publications include the books, Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model and Sheltered Content Instruction:

Teaching Students With Diverse Abilities, both published by Allyn & Bacon. The SIOP Model of instruction is used widely in all 50 states and a number of countries. Currently, she is a Fulbright Specialist and is Co-Principal Investigator with the Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners (CREATE) funded by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2005, Dr.

Echevarria was selected as Outstanding Professor at CSULB.

Now in its third edition, Sheltered Content Instruction: Teaching English Language Learners with Diverse Abilities defines and examines sheltered instruction and provides strategies for its successful implementation in the K-12 classroom. This unique and popular text focuses on using Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) with students of varying abilities. Well-known authors Jana Echevarria and Anne Graves address the overlap between sheltered instruction and special education adaptation.

Fully revised and updated, Sheltered Content Instruction includes practical case studies and memorable vignettes in every chapter to illustrate application. The authors also discuss a full range of diverse learners, including English Language Learners and special education students, with an emphasis on linking instruction and ongoing assessment.

New features to the third edition include:

• New and expanded research on second language acquisition.
• Emphasis on standards and its role in instruction for English learners.
• Discussion of Response to Intervention for at-risk students to provide solutions for students with learning and behavioral challenges.